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Andreas Hamm (1863-1936) fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1881-1966

Andrew Hamm (1875- ) was the original author attributed to this fonds. However, over the years it has become unclear who Andrew Hamm (Andreas Hamm) truly is and should all the diaries be attributed to the same individual. We know that the original card catalogue for the fonds identifies that the diaries record economic as well as personal matters, for the years 1881-1893, 1905-1916, 1963-1966. Additional information provided is the author was from the village of Neubergthal, Manitoba.

Andrew Hamm (1875-1944) is the son of Gerhard Hamm (1844-1905) and Anna Knelsen (1849-1916). Andrew was born in Rosenthal, Chortitza, South Russia, immigrated to Canada in 1892, was married in Eichenfeld, Manitoba, then moved to Rosthern, Saskatchewan where his children were born and he later died. However, this Andrew Hamm’s life and immigration dates do not match up with what is described in the diaries.

Another Hamm family in Neubergthal, Manitoba at the time was Andreas Hamm (1826-1892), his son Andreas Hamm (1863-1936), and his son Andreas Hamm (1898-1976). When doing research for this fonds, Alf Redekopp spoke with life-long resident of Neubergthal Ray Hamm. Ray remembers Andreas Hamm (1898-1976) and it is because of this connection that we have decided to attribute the diaries to Andreas Hamm (1863-1936).

There are three distinct time frames that the diaries cover: 1881-1893, 1905-1916, 1963-1966. The first section (1881-1893) is before any of the people we are considering to have created the diaries came to Canada. Yet, the content of the diary in this section discusses buying and selling material, travelling to Winnipeg, and comments on the weather. Meaning the author lived in Manitoba at the time. The last section is written after both Andrew’s we are considering to have written the diaries had passed away. Meaning the diaries from the 1960s must be written by a different author. The authorship of these materials remains unclear.

Hamm, Andreas, 1863-1936

Anne Penner fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1945-1992

This fonds contains three diaries the first from 1945 until 1987 which appears to have been recopied. The first diary gives memoirs and accounts of Penner’s time in India including personal stories, politics, weather, and major news events. The first diary also includes loose pages in the back from 1981 and 1993, other loose pages are included with no specified year. The second diary spans from 1988 until 1990, and the third from 1990-1992. These two diaries are from Penner’s retirement in Winnipeg, Manitoba and include memoirs, personal experiences, news, and medical topics such as AIDS. Penner’s bible has prayers and notes throughout, in the back there is a short timeline of her first trip to India.
In addition, This fonds contains a letter written by Penner to her adoptive relative Doreen Loewen in 1956 while she was in India, recounting her work in the hospital and teaching Sunday school. Finally, also included are Penner's business card and two pins; one of these pins is a nursing pin, and the other contains a photo of her late parents.

Penner, Anne, 1916-1996

Bernhard P. Hamm (1879-1951) fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1874-1933

This fonds consists of a photocopy of a diary written by Bernhard Hamm which describes the journey to Canada, settling on the East Reserve and then moving to the West Reserve to the village of Neubergthal. A portion of the diary has been transcribed.

Hamm, Bernhard P., 1879-1951

Diaries fonds

  • CA MHSBC 311
  • Fonds
  • 1900-2022

The fonds consists of the following series:
1) Abram J. Peters - one soft-cover diary, 1928; one hard-cover diary, 1936 - (1 file) Box 459

Various

George Neufeld fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1946-1948

This fonds the three diaries and thirty three photographs covering the time Neufeld spent working with MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) in England, France, and Germany. The diaries record what Neufeld did but also his thoughts and feelings as he worked in war torn Europe.

Neufeld, George W., 1916-1985

Helene Dueck fonds

  • CA MHSBC 310
  • Fonds
  • 1945-2022

This fonds contains the following series
1) Two German language diaries ("Tageheft") written by Helene Dueck in Germany in 1945. - (1 file) Box 443
2) Autograph album containing original photographs and notes from Helene's co-workers and friends in Vienna, Austria, 1958-1960. - (1 file) Box 443

Dueck, Helene, 1924-2008

Jacob J. Niebuhr fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1911-1951

The materials in this fonds consists of 17 small handwritten diaries of a well-to-do Mennonite industrialist who lived in the Fürstenland colony, south Russia and became destitute and had to flee to Canada after the Second World War. The entries are short but talk about his immediate surroundings and activities of the day.

Niebuhr, Jacob J., 1874-1956

Peter Buhler fonds

  • CA MHC EMMC - Volume 4907
  • Fonds
  • 1970-1983

This fonds consists of seventeen diaries written by Rev. Peter Buhler.

Buhler, Peter, 1914-2001

Peter Hamm (1850-1900) fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1874

This fonds consists of a diary written by Peter Hamm describing the life of his parents and grandparents and documents births, marriages, and deaths of family members. Portions of this diary related to the journey from Bergthal Russia to the East Reserve, Manitoba were copied by his son Bernhard Hamm.
Bernhard’s journal is in Mennonite Heritage Archives Volume 2047.2. Another family member whose materials are also at the Mennonite Heritage Archives (Volume 1748) is Peter’s first cousin, Andreas Hamm (1863-1936).

Hamm, Peter, 1850-1900

Wilhelm Friesen fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1897-1925, 2006

This fonds consists of one ledger that records grain and land prices around the turn of the 20th century. There are financial records related to the support for the local school and for fire insurance levies. There is also some prose written by William Friesen. The materials give a sense of the economic conditions and show some of the activities the Mennonite ministers in the Rosenheim area of Manitoba at that time.

Friesen, Wilhelm, 1865-1936